Adolescent Development and School Achievement in Urban Communities

Resilience in the Neighborhood
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-89415-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents’ lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished scholars provide theoretically grounded, multidisciplinary perspectives on contexts and forces that influence adolescent development and achievement. The emphasis is on what is positive and effective, what can make a real difference in the lives and life chances for urban youths, rather than deficits and negative dysfunction. Going beyond solely traditional psychological theories, a strong conceptual framework addressing four domains for understanding adolescent development undergirds the volume:

- developmental continuities from childhood

- primary changes (biological, cognitive, social)

- contexts of development

- adolescent outcomes.

A major federal government initiative is the development of programs to support underserviced urban areas. Directly relevant to this initiative, this volume contributes significantly to gaining a realistic understanding of the contexts and institutions within which urban youths live and learn.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Creasey, Gary

Jarvis, Patricia A

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Pädagogische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1.Urban and Underserviced Communities: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations Part 1: The Adolescent as an Individual: Theory and Contexts 2. Adolescent Development in Underserviced Communities: A Conceptual Framework 3. The Importance of Housing, Neighborhood and Community Contexts 4. Personal Characteristics Associated with Resilience and Vulnerability in Urban Adolescents Part II. The Fundamental Changes of Adolescence 5. Adolescent Physical Development and Health 6. Cognitive Development: Improving Reasoning and Decision-Making Skills Among Urban Youth 7. Adolescent Social Changes: Role Transitions from Childhood to Adolescence Part III. Immediate Contexts for Adolescent Development 8. The Urban Family 9. Peers and Academic Adjustment in Urban Contexts 10. Urban Schools and Adolescent Development 11. Physical Activity and Media Use 12. Civic Engagement: Volunteerism, Community Involvement, and Political Action 13. Religion in America’s Urban Youth 14. Adolescents and Adults in the Urban Context: Mentorship Relationships 15. Partnerships between Schools, Teachers, Children, Families, and Communities Part IV. Positive Outcomes Associated with Adolescence 16. Transformations in Relationships, Independence, and Interdependence 17. Youth, Families, Culture and Context: Promoting Urban Adolescent Sexual Health 18. Personal, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity in Urban Youth: Links with Risk and Resilience 19. The Role of Parents and Peers in the Psychological and Academic Adaptation of Youth in Urban Communities 20. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Positive Transitions in Urban Communities Part V. Conclusion About the Editors and Contributors Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gary Creasey is Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University, USA.

Patricia Jarvis is Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University, USA.